Tower of Technobabble 46 - History and Mystery

Show links:
â€¢ Kansas governor tries to bully teen who made unkind remark on twitter http://gawker.com/5863083/tweeting-teen-completes-total-victory-over-crybaby-kansas-gover and http://boingboing.net/2011/11/28/teenager-wont-be-punished-fo.html

Speeches Never Given
http://www.cracked.com/article_19553_6-terrifying-real-speeches-that-were-thankfully-never-given.html and http://www.amazon.com/Almost-History-Close-Twists-Americas/dp/0760792259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323107663&sr=8-1

â€¢ John Glenn is NOT an extraterrestrial! http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=38

â€¢ Nixonâ€™s speech for the loss of Apollo 11
http://www.space.com/7011-president-nixon-prepared-apollo-disaster.html

â€¢ The invasion of Russia by Brits, Americans and former Nazis (!) in 1945 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unthinkable and http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_unthinkable.htm

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Tower of Technobabble 45 - Thanks and Spanks

2011-11-21 :: Dave Davis
Length: 1s

Show links:â€¢ The "official" Star Wars train set (heirloom quality, and also glows in the dark!) - http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/917623_star-wars-train-collection.html or http://www.amazon.com/Express-Glow-Dark-Train-Collection/dp/B005C3K032 (be the first to review!)

â€¢ Lab-grown meat (or, the food that never had a face) is closer than you think - http://io9.com/5859541/the-worlds-first-lab+grown-hamburger-could-be-created-by-august-of-2012

â€¢ Will aliens destroy humanity to protect the rest of the universe? Only the aliens know for sure - http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/18/aliens-destroy-humanity-protect-civilisations and http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1104/1104.4462.pdf

â€¢ The sad, sad state of affairs at Marvel Comics - http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/21/marvel-layoffs-the-cheapskate-is-coming-from-inside-the-house-of-ideas/

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Tower of Technobabble 44 - Game On

2011-11-14 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Elite - like the best game, like, ever, back in the day (in Dave's opinion) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_%28video_game%29

â€¢ Silent Service - like the best game, like, ever, back in the day (in Paul's opinion) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Service_%28video_game%29

â€¢ Solaris - like the best game, like, ever, back in the day (in Gerry's opinion)- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_%28Atari_2600%29 (By the way, during this podcast, Dave makes mention of an Atari 2600 game called "Star Command." He obviously meant "Star Raiders." He has been flogged for the mistake.)

Tower of Technobabble 36 - The Slower Gazelles

2011-09-18 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ The anniversary of the first person in the U.S. known to be killed by the new-fangled horseless carriage (in 1899) â€“ http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2011/09/0913first-us-pedestrian-killed-by-car/

â€¢ Why those nice stormtroopers canâ€™t hit those mean olâ€™ Rebels, but they can light up the stormtroopers â€“ http://www.cracked.com/article_18858_the-biggest-star-wars-plot-hole-explained-by-science.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Movies+%26+TV&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended

â€¢ Hairy Costumes in the news -
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18884957 and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/man-in-bunny-suit-_n_917159.html

â€¢ The Top Ten Lamest Superheroes of All Time
http://popcultureaddict.com/comic-books/lamestsuperheroes-htm/ (Update â€“ Cypher WAS brought back, and made a bit more of a bad-ass by being able to â€œreadâ€ body language and becoming a skilled fighter, so thereâ€™s that â€“ http://marvel.com/universe/Cypher_%28Douglas_Ramsey%29)

Tower of Technobabble 30 - Stemboy Junior

Tower of Technobabble 29 - Gunmetal Grey Jerks

2011-07-26 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Apple releases OX 10.7, along with new MacBook Air and MacMini and some other crap â€“ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20078295-1/apple-updates-macbook-air-mac-mini/?tag=TOCcarouselMain.0
â€¢ Spotify comes to US â€“ https://www.spotify.com/us/about/features/
Also, what musician have to do to earn minimum wage â€“ http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/

Tower of Technobabble 26 - Less Than Meets the Eye_

2011-07-05 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Google launches a â€œFacebook killerâ€ with Google+. Hey, the good news is that youâ€™ll probably never get your mom on it. http://gizmodo.com/5817012/google%252B-stumbles-out-of-the-gate-with-privacy-loophole, and
http://xkcd.com/918/

â€¢ World of Warcraft is now free until level 20 (hey, the first hitâ€™s free, kidsâ€¦.) â€“ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/world-of-warcraft-is-now-free-until-level-20-core-games-drop-in-price.ars

â€¢ Lord of the Rings extended edition released on Blu-Ray for the quadruple dip (and the Conduit falls for it every single time) â€“ http://www.alligator.org/the_avenue/movies/article_7254096e-a2bf-11e0-9223-001cc4c002e0.html

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Tower of Technobabble 25 - Building a Better Geek

2011-06-27 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Computers now capable of detecting â€œThatâ€™s What She Saidâ€ jokes â€“ http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/04/software-works-out-whether-tha.html

â€¢ Fake sounds designed to help humans deal with the changing world â€“ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/889/5-fake-sounds-designed-to-help-humans/ and http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/936/5-more-fake-sounds-to-fool-you-today/

â€¢ Oh, one last thing (the late Peter Falk) â€“ http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/24/obit.falk/

Late addition â€“ didnâ€™t see this until after the show â€“ http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/12/10/the-tale-of-the-littlest-jedi-bullied-girl-gets-star-wars-love/
In a few hours Katie received thousands of comments offering her words of encouragement. ThinkGeek sent her a light saber. Catherine Taber, the voice of Padme in the Clone Wars contacted her, celebrating her difference. Lucasfilm sent her a bunch of gear, which she shared with her former bullies. Awwwwwwwwww.

â€¢ Take part in the Repeaterâ€™s eBay auction of The Field Guide of Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and other Mystery Denizens of the Deep! â€“ http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270770002031&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123#ht_793wt_1141

Tower of Technobabble 23 - Oidar S'lleh

2011-06-13 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Everything you need to know about the new Apple products in eight minutes â€“ http://gizmodo.com/5809333/apples-epic-117+minute-keynote-in-just-8-minutes or the musical version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmxQLVE0cPk

â€¢ Mars base discovered? http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/man-claims-to-find-mars-base-using-google-mars/,
http://www.openminds.tv/secret-mars-base-discovery-708/, with a video on how it works(?) â€“ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcCF6cIlPw

â€¢ Backwards masking â€“ Jeff Milner has a great site for info (http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking/index.html).

â€¢ Also, wikipedia is always good for a bit of info â€“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking.

â€¢ Thereâ€™s David John Oatesâ€™ interesting take on Reverse Speech, as well â€“ http://www.reversespeech.com

What youâ€™re SUPPOSED to hear after the jumpâ€¦.

PLAY ALONG AT HOME
Below are the lyrics in normal, everyday forward speak, and hidden in invisible ink are the â€œlyricsâ€ when played in reverse â€“ highlight the text and all will become clearâ€¦.

â€¢ Rain (Beatles)
Forwards: Gibberish
Reverse: â€œWhen the rain comes, they run and hide their heads.â€

â€¢ Eldorado (ELO)
Forwards: â€œHere it comes, another lonely day, playing the game/Iâ€™ll sail away on a voyage of no return to seeâ€¦â€
Reverse: â€œHe is the nasty one / Christ, youâ€™re infernal / It is said weâ€™re dead men / Everyone who has the_ mark will live.â€

â€¢ Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
Forwards: â€œâ€˜â€¦with you I lose my mind, give me a sign.â€
Reverse: â€œâ€™Sleep with Me, Iâ€™m not too youngâ€

â€¢ Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)
Forwards: â€œâ€˜Thereâ€™s no other superstar you know that Iâ€™ll be your papaâ€¦ paparazzi. Promise Iâ€™ll be kind.â€
Reverse: â€œEvil save us! These stars above, aboveâ€¦ we model it on the arts of Lucifer.â€

â€¢ Stairway to Heaven (Led Zepplin)
Forwards (part 2): â€œâ€˜If thereâ€™s a bustle in your hedgerow, donâ€™t be alarmed now, itâ€™s just a spring clean for the May queen. Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run thereâ€™s still time to change the road youâ€™re on.â€
Reverse: â€œOh hereâ€™s to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan. Heâ€™ll give those with him 666, there was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, sad Satan.â€"

So, how did you do? Soul still okay? Remember Towerbotâ€™s disclaimer, and thanks for playing!

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Tower of Technobabble 22 - The Urge to Submerge

2011-06-06 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ So where was the rapture again? - http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/05/24/camping-issues-apocalypse-correction-its-really-in-october/

â€¢ Apparently, some people were a bit too proactive regarding the rapture - http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110523/sc_livescience/faileddoomsdayhasrealdeadlyconsequences

â€¢ Heroic elderly Japanese willing to sacrifice to spare younger people - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607

Tower of Technobabble 21 - Apocalypse When

2011-05-16 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ In between the taping of our show and our posting it online, the PlayStation Network came back online, a couple of weeks earlier than previously announced. Way to avert disaster, Sony! Um, waitâ€¦. http://techland.time.com/2011/05/14/playstation-network-go-back-online-at-long-last/

â€¢ Judgement Day from the horseâ€™s mouth (WARNING: May be crazy (Unless heâ€™s right (but probably not).).) â€“ http://www.familyradio.com/index2.html

â€¢ Will the Mayans be correct about their calendar ending in 2012? Yup. Is this a portent of disaster? Nope. â€“ http://history.howstuffworks.com/central-american-history/world-end-in-2012.htm

â€¢ More doomsday predictions than you are willing at which to shake a stick â€” http://transmitters_revenge.tripod.com/doomsday_list.html

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Tower of Technobabble 20 - Flying Into the Sunset

2011-05-09 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Sony PlayStation Network to be back May 31 â€“ http://www.zeropaid.com/news/93380/sony-playstation-network-to-resume-may-31st/

â€¢ Doctor Who Audio episodes â€” Ben referred to these as the â€œradio storiesâ€ on the podcast for simplicityâ€™s sake. They are specially produced by Big Finish Productions and fully licensed by the BBC, featuring the original actors from the show. When there was no Doctor Who on TV in the late 90s these were the â€œofficialâ€ Doctor Who outlet. You can get learn more here - http://www.bigfinish.com/

â€¢ Star Trek: The Exhibition Page (and please note in the â€œslideshowâ€ page the kids playing with the buttons at the navigation station. If you think youâ€™re gonna take the con at the Louisville exhibit, youâ€™re sadly mistaken) â€“ http://www.startrekexhibition.com/

â€¢ Frodo of the Nine Fingers (doesnâ€™t really have anything to do with Star Trek, but it does explain Paulâ€™s meltdown at the end of this episode) â€“ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW_ocZLaRdI&feature=related

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Tower of Technobabble 15 - The Most Dangerous Game

â€¢ New Batman after the third Nolan film, and a Justice League film? â€“ http://io9.com/#!5787092/what-is-warner-bros-planning-for-batman-and-justice-league-plus-the-first-description-of-hawkeyes-avengers-costume

â€¢ Happy 163rd birthday to the field of paranormal investigations! â€“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_sisters

â€¢ Skype 5.0 for Mac (WARNING â€“ THIS SOFTWARE BLOWS) â€“ http://www.skype.com, and how to get the old version back if youâ€™ve updated and want to backdate (which you probably will) go to http://mac.oldapps.com/skype.php?old_skype=37#Download

â€¢ The Hole in the Moon â€“ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/09/15/theres-a-hole-in-the-moon/

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Tower of Technobabble 11 - Past, Present and Future Geeks

2011-03-07 :: Dave Davis, Ben Schneider, Paul Moeller
Length: 1s

â€¢ Not paying a penny to laugh at the mentally ill â€“ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigGPO6EJ20 and http://perezhilton.com/2011-03-03-craig-ferguson-vows-not-to-make-fun-of-charlie-sheen-mental-illne

â€¢ iPad 2 and GarageBand for the iPad â€“ http://www.148apps.com/news/apple-announce-ipad-2-imovie-garageband/

â€¢ Internet Archive Radio Shows â€“ http://www.archive.org/details/oldtimeradio, with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes (http://www.archive.org/details/HQSherlockRathboneTCS), the George Burns and Gracie Allen show (http://www.archive.org/details/BurnsAllan), and the Batman Mystery Club (http://www.archive.org/details/BatmanMysteryClub)

Tower of Technobabble 7 - News Flash

â€¢ BBC to delete 172 unarchived sites, geek saves them for $3.99 â€“ http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/10/bbc-to-delete-172-un.html and for the BBCâ€™s side â€“ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/01/putting_quality_first_halving.html

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